Campus Martius Crew Commander John Reynolds
Crew Astronomer Diane Turnshek and Engineer Erick Tijerino
Commander Reynolds, Nora Swisher, & April Davis
Crew Geologist April Davis and XO Derek Pelland
Preparing to plant the flag on Mars
April and Erick in the air lock before EVA 007
Derek Pelland (USMC) and April Davis (US ARMY) scout a ridge on Christmas
Derek and Erick on top Kissing Camel Ridge
Erick Tijerino
Derek and Erick
"Hang Tough" Ladies of Crew 120: Nora, April
Suiting up for Christmas EVA
April, Derek, Nora, & Erick
EVA 003 in the airlock chamber
Engineer Erick Tijerino scouts the path on EVA 007
First Day at the Hab! April, Erick, Nora, Diane, & Derek. Photo by Commander John Reynolds
#6 April Davis, #2 Erick Tijerino, #5 Derek Pelland
Erick Tijerino
Christmas del Sol
Erick Tijerino surveys Teetering Rock
Erick Tijerino navigates EVA V to Teetering Rock in the distance
Nora Swisher on the pass to Teetering Rock
Nora Swisher waves all clear weather for EVA!
Engineer Erick Tigerino Cooling Off in the Airlock returning from EVA IV Reconnaissance
"My name is Erick Tijerino and I approve this rock" :)
Woke up this morning to a beautiful landscape on the cold planet.
Looking out the Engineering Hatch on lower deck, the winds are removing the snow from the Red washed out peaks
"The Road Less Traveled" Crew Astronomer Dianne Turnshek will be leaving the first fresh footprints on her way to the Musk Observatory
First X-ray View of Martian Soil
This graphic shows results of the first analysis of Martian soil by the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) experiment on NASA's Curiosity rover. The image reveals the presence of crystalline feldspar, pyroxenes and olivine mixed with some amorphous (non-crystalline) material. The soil sample, taken from a wind-blown deposit within Gale Crater, where the rover landed, is similar to volcanic soils in Hawaii.
Curiosity scooped the soil on Oct. 15, 2012, the 69th sol, or Martian day, of operations. It was delivered to CheMin for X-ray diffraction analysis on October 17, 2012, the 71st sol. By directing an X-ray beam at a sample and recording how X-rays are scattered by the sample at an atomic level, the instrument can definitively identify and quantify minerals on Mars for the first time. Each mineral has a unique pattern of rings, or "fingerprint," revealing its presence.
The colors in the graphic represent the intensity of the X-rays, with red being the most intense.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Ames
Curiosity scooped the soil on Oct. 15, 2012, the 69th sol, or Martian day, of operations. It was delivered to CheMin for X-ray diffraction analysis on October 17, 2012, the 71st sol. By directing an X-ray beam at a sample and recording how X-rays are scattered by the sample at an atomic level, the instrument can definitively identify and quantify minerals on Mars for the first time. Each mineral has a unique pattern of rings, or "fingerprint," revealing its presence.
The colors in the graphic represent the intensity of the X-rays, with red being the most intense.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Ames
